Mercadona, a physical supermarket and online sales company, Donated more than 10,500 tons of essential products so far this year and has expanded the network of social organizations with which it has collaborated, both in Spain and Portugal.
Donations with equivalent 174,200 shopping cartsintended for more than one 650 social organizations from Spain and Portugal which company is collaborating with. In fact, Mercadona has expanded its collaboration network by adding 140 new social assets from various geographic regions in both Spain and Portugal in the last 6 months, significantly improving the nature of the assistance the company offers.
In particular, the company in the province of Alicante donated 346 tons of essential products to 28 institutions and social organizations with which it cooperates in this field.
Other initiatives
In addition, Mercadona supports other initiatives organized by the Food Banks of Spain and Portugal, such as the “Great Collection” or “Weight Operations”, where it collaborates through cash donations, facilitating human and logistical resources.
As a matter of fact, in the last Kilo Operation that the company participated, Banks related to Food 1,619 stores.
A sustainable social action policy integrated into Mercadona’s CSR strategy
Mercadona is committed to sharing some of what it receives from society, Social Responsibility Plan, Addressing the social and ethical component through different sustainable lines of action that reinforces its commitment to shared growth.
For example, Collaborates with 27 foundations and vocational centers In the decoration of its stores, there are trencadis murals made by more than 800 people with different degrees of disability.
Another strategic line Mercadona Social Responsibility Plan This Sustainability environmental. For this purpose, Mercadona has its own Environmental Management System based on its principles. Circular Economy and focused optimization Logistics, competence energetic, producing sustainable And welfare animal and waste management and plastic reduction.
It also works in: Sustainable Urban Distribution Project And air quality improvement through trucks and vans powered by cleaner and more efficient technologies in our cities. Mercadona has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2011 for the defense of core values in the fields of Human Rights, Labor Standards, Environment and Anti-Corruption.